{"product_id":"jiro-akagawa-a-game-of-cat-and-killer-2026","title":"Jiro Akagawa: A Game of Cat and Killer [2026]","description":"The first novel in one of the most beloved crime series of all time - more than\u003cbr\u003e30 million copies of the Mikeneko Holmes books sold in Japan\u003cbr\u003eDetective Yoshitaro Katayama is afraid of many things: heights, dark spaces,\u003cbr\u003eblood and . . . women.\u003cbr\u003eWhen a young female student is found murdered, he''s given two choices - review the\u003cbr\u003eharrowing crime-scene photographs or head to Hagoromo Women''s College to investigate- and reluctantly opts for the latter.\u003cbr\u003eBut the murders don''t stop, and soon Katayama has a different surprise on his hands: a\u003cbr\u003ecalico cat named Holmes, orphaned her owner falls victim.\u003cbr\u003eSurely that''s the last thing Katayama needs. Until Holmes begins to display some uncanny\u003cbr\u003einvestigative instincts of her own . . .\u003cbr\u003eIntroducing one the most iconic investigative duos in crime fiction - a hapless\u003cbr\u003edetective and his capable cat - The Deductions of Mikeneko Holmes is a must\u003cbr\u003efor all readers of Japanese cat fiction and classic crime. \u003cbr\u003eTranslated from the Japanese by Haydn Trowell.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJiro Akagawa is one of Japan''s most prolific and celebrated mystery writers. In a career\u003cbr\u003ethat spans several decades, he has sold more than 330 million copies of his books, and\u003cbr\u003ewon many prestigious awards including the Japan Mystery Literature Award and the\u003cbr\u003eYoshikawa Eiji Prize for Literature. Many of his books have been adapted for film and TV,\u003cbr\u003eincluding his beloved Mikeneko Holmes series, which recounts the adventures of a\u003cbr\u003edetective and his adopted cat.","brand":"Akagawa, Jiro","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":54005140324691,"sku":"9781529451887","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/akagawa-jiro-jiro-akagawa-a-game-of-cat-and-killer-2026-9781529451887-1244502643.jpg?v=1781542151","url":"https:\/\/chaptersbookstore.com\/products\/jiro-akagawa-a-game-of-cat-and-killer-2026","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}